Iowa DOT tests snowplow cameras for real time road data
The Iowa Department of Transportation is trialing cameras on select snowplows to capture live road condition images for an online, semi hourly updated travel map. The system could cut costs by reducing field assessments and improve winter travel information. Marion Center grows as city plans expand. Cedar Rapids Indian Creek Nature Center marks 40 years since incorporation in 1973 with a Groundhog Gala.
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Diversity gaps and threats shadow Iowa schools
The 2012 13 Iowa public school data show 2.5 percent of beginning teachers were minority, down from 2.8 percent a decade earlier while overall minority teachers stayed at 2.2 percent. Student diversity rose to 20.3 percent, with experts saying diversity helps but does not guarantee closing achievement gaps. The piece also notes the emerald ash borer spreading to Waterloo, the sixth Iowa community touched in seven months, and presents Cedar Rapids district suspensions statistics where students of color and low income youth are disproportionately suspended.
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Opal at CSPS praised for strong cast and production quality
Readers laud Robert Lindsey-Nassif s staging of Opal at CSPS Cedar Rapids for its professional casting choreography and overall excellence. Letter thanks contributors and urges continued high‑level shows at the venue.
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Beware e cigarette bill pitfalls raise Iowa concerns
Christy Thurman Walford warns that Iowa’s rushed e cigarette legislation creates loopholes in tobacco laws. It could allow free samples, tax avoidance, and lax permitting for sellers, undermining youth and adult tobacco controls. She urges Iowans to oppose the measure.
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Job-Lock Poets and Obamacare Debate Reflects Politics
The CBO reports Obamacare reduces hours by 2.5 million full-time jobs as some workers may keep coverage and abstain from work. Pelosi calls it liberty to pursue happiness while opponents call it a huge mistake. By 2024 uninsured rise to 31 million. voters may seek change in November.
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Time to move past pipeline environmentalists
The editorial argues Keystone XL is a bad focal point for climate policy. It urges Obama to approve the pipeline, contends the climate impact is marginal, cites the State Department study, and calls for carbon pricing and stronger EPA action to cut emissions. It warns against political obstruction and stresses national investment in science and research.
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